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by convolvatron 1329 days ago
I actually used to do 'on call' by having a vt100 at the head of my bed and I would roll over every couple hours and check on things over a 9600 baud encrypted modem that cost several thousand dollars.

the only time I ever had to get up in the middle of the night and walk to the lab was the Morris worm. I remember being so grateful that someone brought me coffee at 7